NLWest_Colorado Rockies

2014 Kansas City Gameday HQ

Colorado Rockies
5-YEAR SCORECARD
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
WINS 74 64 73 83 92
RUNS PER GAME 4.36 4.68 4.54 4.75 4.96
RUNS ALLOWED PER GAME 4.69 5.49 4.78 4.43 4.41
OPENING-DAY PAYROLL (millions) $73 $81 $82 $84 $75
Troy Tulowitzki
2014 STRENGTHS:
• Hitting, no surprise in Coors Field, but
starting pitching, too
2014 WEAKNESSES:
• Fielding, which is symptomatic of
fielders missing games
• Shaky bullpen
When playing against the big-pocket
Dodgers, everyone else in the National
League West is forced to ante up to
catch up, with Colorado’s cost of doing
business rising from $73 million to
$91 million in 2014. If the Rockies
get productivity from money spent—
particularly from first baseman Justin
Morneau and pitcher Brett Anderson—
then Colorado can rise up the standings.
HITTING
The third-through-eight portion of the
lineup certainly gets the party rocking,
especially at Coors Field, more so than any other
team in the division. Third-slot Carlos Gonzalez,
cleanup-hitter Troy Tulowitzki and bottom-ofthe
lineup Wilin Rosario are all good bets to
hit 25 homers, not to mention 20 HR potential
in fifth-and-sixth men Michael Cuddyer and
Justin Morneau, as well. Why the Rockies lead
off with Drew Stubbs and D.J. LeMahieu, we’ll
never know, but if they do get on in the first
inning, it could be a long day for whoever is on
the mound. Gonzalez (.591), Tulowitzki (.540)
and Cuddyer (.530) all slugged over .500 last
season, while also posting impressive on-base
percentages (.367, .391 and .389) on top of the
stadium-friendly numbers.
NL WEST
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